Unter Null

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Unter Null

Background information
Origin USA
Genre(s) Aggrotech
Experimental music
Power noise
Electronic
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Alfa Matrix
Associated acts Stray - [1]
Website [2]
Members
Erica Dunham

Unter Null is the music project of Erica Dunham from Seattle, USA currently residing in USA. Dunham has been writing music for the past 10 years. The name of the project is German and means "below zero".

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The sole creation of Erica Dunham, material began to be written under the moniker of “Unter Null” in the year 1998 when she was 16. After years of classical piano training, as well as cello and guitar, the foray into electronic music began.

Unter Null started off as a powernoise project highly influenced by other artists back in the day such as Noisex, Converter, P.A.L., and a lot of the Ant-Zen/Hands roster.

The first demo was released sometime in 2000 as a self-titled CD.

Later on, there were talks with Leech of NTT/Annihilvs Records and a web-only release was put out in 2002 called “NEOCIDE”.


Around this time, Unter Null's sound began to change dramatically as their songs became more 'dance-floor friendly' with the song 'Sick Fuck' gaining popularity. After this Unter Null was signed to Alfa Matrix.

Since signing to Alfa Matrix, Unter Null made four releases, the Sick Fuck EP, The Failure Epiphany, and the Absolution and Sacrament EP's. Unter Null have also been featured on numerous compilation album as well as making remixes for many bands.

Unter Null's first live shows were in Washington state and Oregon. Their first European gig was in 2005 with two dates - one in Holland at Summer Darkness, and one in Belgium.

One year later finds Unter Null touring Europe again, this time playing numerous shows in many different places over the course of a year and a half going to Italy, Austria, Germany, England, France, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Spain, as well as a lengthy tour with XP8 in Russia.

Currently, the band had no set live line-up as Erica went on a hiatus to write more music for both Unter Null and Stray (Dunham's side project).

May 2008 will also see the debut album for her Stray project[1] which displays a more delicate approach. "Abuse by Proxy" delivers what could best be described as 'Delerium inspired atmospheres' but seen through an Unter Null like approach. The deluxe 2CD carton box of the album comes with a bonus disc including several exclusive bonus tracks and remixes by such bands as E.S.A., Testube and many more. Full audio previews can be heard on the Alfa Matrix website[2].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Neocide, (2002, Annihilvs)
  • The Failure Epiphany, also comes in a 2-CD limited edition set (2005, Alfa Matrix)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Unter Null side-project Stray launches debut album 'Abuse by Proxy'
  2. ^ "Abuse By Proxy" at Alfa Matrix
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